Before we got on the cruise ship, we had to actually drive down to Florida! Ahhhh! It sure was a long ride, but Dad is awesome and amazing and drove the whole thing without even stopping to rest!

We got to our hotel the night before we boarded the ship, so of course we went out for a Chinese buffet and then went swimming!

The pool was out on the rooftop. How awesome is that? Swimming on the roof in December in Florida!

My family is crazy.

They had a hot tub too! Since I had my camera, I just stuck my feet in and that was good enough for me!

When we woke up the next morning, Michael and I went exploring on this wetland trail next to the hotel. It was pretty cool to see all the vegetation, but there were some not-so-cool spiders hanging above our heads! There was one that had to have been at least 5 inches long… YIKES!

Here’s Michael in his shorts and flip-flops with the hotel Christmas tree.

And then we were off to board the ship!